2022 ACA New Orleans Program Book_152nd Congress of Correction

environment which may at times be defensive and resistant. 2.Identify potential areas where structural or unintentional bias may exist in a correctional agency. 3.Identify multiple strategies, with examples, which can be employed to alleviate the structural or unintentional bias. Moderator: Stuart Hudson , Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction, Columbus, Ohio Speaker: Annette Chambers-Smith , Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction, Columbus, Ohio D-3B Staff Wellness through Biophilic Design Track: Jails Room 242 Join the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, as they share information on their journey to build a facility for their staff without sacrificing safety and security. They took the concept of staff resilience and with the help of experts incorporated concepts from the healthcare design industry. Recognizing and using biophilic design elements they included mind-friendly color schemes, elements and scenes of nature and brought daylight into the staff occupied spaces. They also created staff centric spaces paying attention to meeting the needs of their staff both on and off duty. Their focus is on their foundation-their staff. They believe a healthy work environment leads to an officer’s motivation to stay well at work and at home. Learning Objectives: 1.Understand what biophilic design means. 2.How biophilic design helps not only the inmate population but more importantly the staff. 3.Elements of design that do not require “new construction” but can be done in existing structures. Moderator: Geoff Stobart , Chief Deputy, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Columbus, Ohio

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D-3A Identifying and Addressing Structural Bias in Correctional Environments Room 239 Track: Prisons It has been well established that structural biases in societal institutions which have the greatest influence on daily life and personal development can lead to unequal outcomes. Furthermore, these structural biases can be cumulative and, in some cases, foster negative outcomes in other institutions. Corrections lies at the end of a long line of societal institutions with minimal opportunity to change the backgrounds of people being incarcerated. Correctional agencies should have the goal of rooting out structural biases which may continue this pattern of cumulative impact. This requires a non-judgmental approach which encourages leaders to look at long-standing practices which may be unintentionally amplifying bias. Learning Objectives: 1.Identify multiple strategies to seek out structural or unintentional bias in an

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